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and they knew what he represented, the united states of america. so, those are memories that i will never forget and i hope that his family will appreciate the magnificent service that chris stevens provided to this nation. >> in his weekly address, president obama talked about the attack on an victims of the u.s. consulate of libya. then the republican response and the defense budget and proposed sequestration caught. -- cut its. >> this week in libya, we lost four of our fellow americans, glenn doherty, carolyn woods, sean smith and chris stevens were all killed on an outrageous attack in our post in benghazi. these americans represented the best of our country. glenn and tyrone had served in america's navy seal for many years before their continued service providing security for our diplomats. they died defending their fellow americans advancing the values that all was cold beer. -- but all of us hold dear. shawn also started his service in uniform, in the air force. he then spent years at the state department, on several continents, always ente
and they knew what he represented, the united states of america. so, those are memories that i will never forget and i hope that his family will appreciate the magnificent service that chris stevens provided to this nation. >> in his weekly address, president obama talked about the attack on an victims of the u.s. consulate of libya. then the republican response and the defense budget and proposed sequestration caught. -- cut its. >> this week in libya, we lost four of our fellow...
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it is critical that the united states expressed strength, that we remain resolute. the purpose of this addresses to respond to president obama, coming to say this to him directly. as an elected representative of the people, a career soldier, and concerned citizen, mr. president, for you as commander-in-chief of our armed forces, to sit and do nothing while our dark cloud hangs over the military is shameful. it is irresponsible and it is wrong. it is dead wrong. and you're not -- in your nomination acceptance speech, you stated your goal was to have the strongest military the world has ever known. you have proven this promise to the american people is nothing more than empty rhetoric. your determination to allow sequestration proves your words are as hollow as your desire to hollow out our military. all of this is a bargaining chip to raise taxes. for the sake of our country and our future, i hope you will do the right thing, sir, and work with us to eliminate this threat so we can confront the great threats of freedom around the globe, to listen to our allies. it is
it is critical that the united states expressed strength, that we remain resolute. the purpose of this addresses to respond to president obama, coming to say this to him directly. as an elected representative of the people, a career soldier, and concerned citizen, mr. president, for you as commander-in-chief of our armed forces, to sit and do nothing while our dark cloud hangs over the military is shameful. it is irresponsible and it is wrong. it is dead wrong. and you're not -- in your...
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the united states, of the land of opportunity has the highest corporate tax rate in the world. pushes jobs to our competitors. i agree with met ronnie m. paul bryant that we need to stop all the tax hikes -- mitt romney and paul ryan that we need to stop all the tax hikes. the president's health-care law is driving up costs. it is making it harder for small possesses to expand and hire -- businesses to expand and hire. let's rearepeal obamacare and replace it with common sense reforms that protect american access to care they need from the doctor they choose at a lower cost. we need to look at rainy and all the excess of red tape that is making it harder to work and do business. these ideas are in my job plan. republicans have common-sense proposals to remove these. president obama puts governments first. he wants to raise taxes on small businesses. he wants to keep our energy races under lock and key including the keystone xl pipeline. he wants more spending that will put us in debt to china. more of the same. where are the jobs that no wonder jobs are fleeing overseas. let's
the united states, of the land of opportunity has the highest corporate tax rate in the world. pushes jobs to our competitors. i agree with met ronnie m. paul bryant that we need to stop all the tax hikes -- mitt romney and paul ryan that we need to stop all the tax hikes. the president's health-care law is driving up costs. it is making it harder for small possesses to expand and hire -- businesses to expand and hire. let's rearepeal obamacare and replace it with common sense reforms that...
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god bless the united states of america. [applause] ♪ [playing "america the beautiful"] >> in new york city, families and friends honor to honor their loved ones were the world trade center twin stars once stood. the names of the victims were read out loud, along with six moments of silence marking when the towers were struck and when the towers fell and when the pentagon was attacked and one flight 93 crashed in pennsylvania. up next, a 15-minute portion. ... ... [bagpipes playing] ♪ >> andrew anthony. marie rose. lauren christoper. vincent paul. william abraham. paloma abraham. richard anthony. christain adam. patrick adam. donald leroy adam. steven george adam. terrence edward jr. lee adler. joseph angelo. david scott agnes. brian g. ahern. and my husband, patrick. we miss you on sunday mornings when you would wake us for breakfast. we miss that. you would get the table ready with the best china possible. we miss that. we love you. you are gone, but you'll never be forgotten. may god bless your soul. >> and maybe a fu
god bless the united states of america. [applause] ♪ [playing "america the beautiful"] >> in new york city, families and friends honor to honor their loved ones were the world trade center twin stars once stood. the names of the victims were read out loud, along with six moments of silence marking when the towers were struck and when the towers fell and when the pentagon was attacked and one flight 93 crashed in pennsylvania. up next, a 15-minute portion. ... ... [bagpipes...
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in the united states. when we have happy democracy and everybody is talking about promoting democracy, then something tragic happens and then the mood changes from democracy to security. we all completely forget about promoting democracy and working with a civil society and trying to implement what we would like the other countrythat can lead t that happened in the past of supporting dictators, carrying deals with warlords, and the sky is the limit when you try to think about security, so this is another danger we have to worry about, and i think ultimately, and we have to help the libyan government understand now they need to take action, and these actions impact the security and the stability of the country, and partnering with a new government, and helping guide it without the initiative to do things i think will be the key to the future it is called the strategy of tension in counter- terrorism. people are happy if someone takes power. there was somebody else? are there any other questions? >> thank yo
in the united states. when we have happy democracy and everybody is talking about promoting democracy, then something tragic happens and then the mood changes from democracy to security. we all completely forget about promoting democracy and working with a civil society and trying to implement what we would like the other countrythat can lead t that happened in the past of supporting dictators, carrying deals with warlords, and the sky is the limit when you try to think about security, so this...
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it makes our united states navy go to 1915 levels. currently we have a naval force of 283 war ships. it goes down to 230. it takes our air force down to the smallest air force we have had in modern history when we created the united states air force. it cuts nontactical fire squadrons. if you talk to any of our service chiefs, if you listen to the chairman of the joint chiefs, he talks about halling out this force. we should not be doing this at a time when w see what is happening in the world right now, when the united states of americhas had a sovereign piece of its territory attack, we have had an ambassador who has lost his life and the message we are sending is we are t going to do nothing. this bill says we have passed a plan out of the house. the senate, if you don't like our plan, come up with your own plan. mr. president, you are our commander in chief, come up with a plan. you know, one of the things you learn as a young officer, if you ever get in a firefight, if you get in an ambush, to do nothing means losing a life. thos
it makes our united states navy go to 1915 levels. currently we have a naval force of 283 war ships. it goes down to 230. it takes our air force down to the smallest air force we have had in modern history when we created the united states air force. it cuts nontactical fire squadrons. if you talk to any of our service chiefs, if you listen to the chairman of the joint chiefs, he talks about halling out this force. we should not be doing this at a time when w see what is happening in the world...
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in fact the united states share -- the united states' share of global foreign investment has declined, as my friend pointed out, from over 4% in 1999 to 17.6% in 2009. while america leads the way in attracting this inbound or inward investment, the data makes it clear we must do better in order to remain the premiere location for -- premier location for global investment in the 21st semplingry. that's why i'm proud to introduce and champion h.r. 5910, the global investment in american jobs act. i urge my colleagues who are focused on improving our economy and creating american jobs to vote in support of this legislation so that it can get signed quickly by the president. the global investment in american jobs act has earned broad bipartisan support both here in the house and in the united states senate. i want to thank congressman roskam, congressman barrow, congressman peters, as well as senators kerry and corker for helping lead the push for this legislation. i also want to thank the many co-sponsors who recognize how important this legislation is to growing our economy and keeping
in fact the united states share -- the united states' share of global foreign investment has declined, as my friend pointed out, from over 4% in 1999 to 17.6% in 2009. while america leads the way in attracting this inbound or inward investment, the data makes it clear we must do better in order to remain the premiere location for -- premier location for global investment in the 21st semplingry. that's why i'm proud to introduce and champion h.r. 5910, the global investment in american jobs act....
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today the united states is working to evolve iraq. we have a strong relationship with the democratically elected. his relationship is codified f- through this agreement, we support the rockies and building a united, democratic -- we support the iraqis and building a united democratic nation. sectarian fortunes remain strong and threatened to derail institutional progress. the oila law on seoul's export sector. tensions with turkey and conflict within syria and iraq's relationship ir fifthan complicate our relationship with iraq, nevertheless, development i have seen it gives me reason for optimism. it is a large majority remain committed to resolving their differences politically instead of through violence. there are a protection recently passed 3 million barrels per day. a level not achieved for more than three decades. united states commercial interests are returning to iraq and iraqi students are studying that the states and increasing numbers. this shows a positive change. if confirmed, and pledged to continue working with our al
today the united states is working to evolve iraq. we have a strong relationship with the democratically elected. his relationship is codified f- through this agreement, we support the rockies and building a united, democratic -- we support the iraqis and building a united democratic nation. sectarian fortunes remain strong and threatened to derail institutional progress. the oila law on seoul's export sector. tensions with turkey and conflict within syria and iraq's relationship ir fifthan...
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and that is, the massive growth of the nanny state here in the united states of america. we watched as regulation after regulation has crept in on our regular lives and some of the things that i've spoken with you in the past fall down along the lines of, for example, the curlicue light bulb. the idea that the federal government could ban 100 watt light bulbs and prohibit us buying our patriotic edison light bulbs an require us to have those mercury-laden curlicue light bulbs. i have a good number of those modern light bulbs in my house, i put them where i make sense. if i need quick light to walk into a room, i want an edison bulb, it's not on much, doesn't cost much electricity. if i'm going to have a bomb that's going -- a bulb that's going to be on for a long time, i want the energy efficient bulb. that's a decision a consumer can make, especially an informed consumer. but when you end up with a one size fits all if the federal government you end up with a lot of bad decisions so it all fit into one formula. another one is shower heads. several months ago, the federal
and that is, the massive growth of the nanny state here in the united states of america. we watched as regulation after regulation has crept in on our regular lives and some of the things that i've spoken with you in the past fall down along the lines of, for example, the curlicue light bulb. the idea that the federal government could ban 100 watt light bulbs and prohibit us buying our patriotic edison light bulbs an require us to have those mercury-laden curlicue light bulbs. i have a good...
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and so i was living in the southwest united states. in an environment that will prick you , eat you. and i thought that is politics. i created two cartoons. kevin, the lost rabbani of the apocalypse. he is now running for president. -- the lost bunny of the apocalypse. he is now running for president. >> i got a partner. i got the best artist in the business. it is about a young man who graduate from college and then moves back in with his parents, kind of a crowded scenario. he works temporary jobs until he screws up and gets fired or the jokes run out. it has been a terrific success. newspapers are not really buying comic strip snout. if you are in a 60 papers by the end of the year, consider that a home run. we are and a 320 today. we are in 320 today. the husband is a conservative. and his wife is a radio talk show host is more of a free spirit, liberal minded. you have to build a conflict into a comic strip or sitcom to throw off the humor. you have to bang two rocks together. >> i started doing a panel in de l.a. weekly. this is
and so i was living in the southwest united states. in an environment that will prick you , eat you. and i thought that is politics. i created two cartoons. kevin, the lost rabbani of the apocalypse. he is now running for president. -- the lost bunny of the apocalypse. he is now running for president. >> i got a partner. i got the best artist in the business. it is about a young man who graduate from college and then moves back in with his parents, kind of a crowded scenario. he works...
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if there is a crisis that i see in the united states for the long term, it is not the temporal issue of how we will deal with money. because i am very confident we will be able to deal with that. it is how will we bring that -- bring back our sense of what we can accomplish together as americans when we are realistic about those challenges. that is the thing i think about the word "crisis" in this country. >> mayor castro is not the first to suggest that. for 10 years now, we heard that the government is not asking all of us to do enough. >> it is interesting. the word "sacrifice," when i hear a politician say that, it usually means grab your wallet. it usually means increasing taxes. and i will give president obama credit to in his the first presidential candidate since walter mondale to run explicitly on a platform that he will raise taxes. >> he is saying he will raise taxes on the wealthy. >> according to the supreme court, he already has raised taxes. that was the basis on which the supreme court of held obamacare, that it was a tax increase. >> to mayor castro's point, people w
if there is a crisis that i see in the united states for the long term, it is not the temporal issue of how we will deal with money. because i am very confident we will be able to deal with that. it is how will we bring that -- bring back our sense of what we can accomplish together as americans when we are realistic about those challenges. that is the thing i think about the word "crisis" in this country. >> mayor castro is not the first to suggest that. for 10 years now, we...
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right here in the united states of america. [applause] when it comes to the health of our families, barack refused to listen to those folks who told him to leave health reform for another day. another president. he did not care whether it was the easy thing to do politically. that is not how he was raised. he cared that it was the right thing to do. [applause] he did it because he believed that here in america, our grandparents should be able to afford their medicine. our kids should be able to see a doctor when they are sick. and no one in this country should ever go broke because of an accident or illness. [applause] and he believes that women are more than capable of making our own choices about our bodies and our health care. [applause] that is what my husband stands for. when it comes to giving our kids reeducation they deserve, barack knows that like me and so many of you, he never could have attended college without financial aid. and believe it or not, when we were first married, our combined monthly student loan bill w
right here in the united states of america. [applause] when it comes to the health of our families, barack refused to listen to those folks who told him to leave health reform for another day. another president. he did not care whether it was the easy thing to do politically. that is not how he was raised. he cared that it was the right thing to do. [applause] he did it because he believed that here in america, our grandparents should be able to afford their medicine. our kids should be able to...
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states. -- candidate for president of the united states. i will now ask the secretary to call the role of the united states. >> good evening. delegates, now it is your turn to vote for our president. [applause] barack obama has been duly nominated and seconded by this convention, and thank you, president clinton, for that amazing speech. we will now begin to roll call of states. according to our rules, this shall proceed until our nominee is selected and continue until all 56 delegations have publicly delivered their vote, because we know that every state counts and every vote is precious. [applause] tonight, we renominate our friend, leader, and america's president, barack obama. so, let us began. alabama. [applause] alabama? you have 69 votes. >> madam secretary, i am the chair of the alabama delegation, representing the great state of alabama. the state where the 1965 -- and nurtured by blood, sweat, and tears. alabama has more black elected officials per-capita than any state in the nation. the right to vote is worth dying for, a state
states. -- candidate for president of the united states. i will now ask the secretary to call the role of the united states. >> good evening. delegates, now it is your turn to vote for our president. [applause] barack obama has been duly nominated and seconded by this convention, and thank you, president clinton, for that amazing speech. we will now begin to roll call of states. according to our rules, this shall proceed until our nominee is selected and continue until all 56 delegations...
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everyone will talk about how the president of the united states is sitting there for a long time. you have the stadium flap, then the jerusalem flat. the momentum they have got out of yesterday -- will have to see what happens tomorrow. >> the storage and tomorrow that i see is not what happened in the time warner irina. is this other stuff, what the president's speech will be, all of those things. the only speech we are talking about, anybody is talking about, is bill clinton's. there was a long roster of other people -- i do not think anybody else will talk about them. >> what is fascinating is that neither campaign thinks there'll be much of the bomb or movement in the polls from the two conventions. they think they will come out of it tied. it will be tied, probably, until we get to the debate. we all agree -- agree the debates will be in the corporate moment. there is still at 6%-10% who are not satisfied with what they got of the last four years but are not yet sold at mitt romney is a possibly safer bet to do a good job and the economy. >> one thing that will last -- presid
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president of the united states. the chair will now make a motion to adjourn. is there a second of all those in favor, say aye. all those opposed? the ayes have it. this is adjourn. god bless the democratic party, and most importantly, god bless the united states of america. racand racks president obama and vice president joe biden accepting the nomination for a second term in office. in a few minutes we will be taking your phone calls. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] you can tweet us a comment as well. please use #dnc. a night of stark contrasts drawn by the speakers. we will be back in a few minutes to begin taking your calls. good evening. >> we will begin our reaction to the president of acceptance speech down on the floor. guard steve of euro from denver -- two delegates from denver. what did you hear? i think that is what the president set out to do. the purpose of the week was to show contrast, and it clearly was a fine, very shar
president of the united states. the chair will now make a motion to adjourn. is there a second of all those in favor, say aye. all those opposed? the ayes have it. this is adjourn. god bless the democratic party, and most importantly, god bless the united states of america. racand racks president obama and vice president joe biden accepting the nomination for a second term in office. in a few minutes we will be taking your phone calls. [captioning performed by national captioning institute]...
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god bless the united states of america. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the foo fighters. ♪ >> thank you very much. it is an honor to be here. i think this song makes perfect sense here tonight. ♪ [foo fighters "there goes my hero" playing] ♪ o ♪here goes my her fighters playing "there goes my hero"] ♪ ♪ [piano playing] ♪ [foo fighters playing "there goes my hero"] ♪ ♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ playingighters "learning to walk again"] ♪ ♪ playingighters "learning to walk again"] ♪ ♪ ♪ [foo fighters playing "learning to walk again"] ♪ ♪ >> thank you very much. [applause] [cheers and applause] [applause] >> we are at a generous people. >> we are able to help other people because we are thriving. >> we are at our best when we say that we want the same kind of chance that we have had for others. >> i am not asking for millions of dollars. just a stable home. a stable family. >> people being able to find their own way. i hope i am among those people. >> i think all of america is intere
god bless the united states of america. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the foo fighters. ♪ >> thank you very much. it is an honor to be here. i think this song makes perfect sense here tonight. ♪ [foo fighters "there goes my hero" playing] ♪ o ♪here goes my her fighters playing "there goes my hero"] ♪ ♪ [piano playing] ♪ [foo fighters playing "there goes my hero"] ♪ ♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ playingighters "learning...
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and your next united states senator, tammy baldwin. [cheers and applause] and, just to prove that i am determined to bring everyone together in moving this country forward, i am proud to have a couple of green bay packers in the house. [cheers and applause] we have your michael finley. we have desmond bishop. and they were pointing out the results of the most recent years-packers game. all i could say to them is that it is a long season. we will play you a couple of more times. but we are all here. and we are not bears fans first or packers fans first. we are americans first. [cheers and applause] unless you have been hiding under a rock or your television is busted, you probably know that we have an election going on. i recently heard a story. my campaign managers talking with this couple who had a 4- year-old. they saw a picture of me. the dad said, who is that, sammy? and the little boy said, that is barack obama. and he said, what does barack obama do? and the little boy said, he proves that message. [laughter] [applause] so that i
and your next united states senator, tammy baldwin. [cheers and applause] and, just to prove that i am determined to bring everyone together in moving this country forward, i am proud to have a couple of green bay packers in the house. [cheers and applause] we have your michael finley. we have desmond bishop. and they were pointing out the results of the most recent years-packers game. all i could say to them is that it is a long season. we will play you a couple of more times. but we are all...
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we are the united states of america. we democrats believe that america is still the country a fair play. we can come out of a small town or a poor neighborhood and have the same chance as anyone else and it does not matter if we are black or hispanic or disabled or women. we believe that america is a country where small business owners must succeed because they are the bedrock, backbone of our economy. we believe that our kids deserve good day care and public school s. [cheers and applause] we believe our kids deserved public-school saugh -- public schools where kids can learn and teachers can teach. [cheers and applause] and we want to believe that our parents will have a good retirement and that we will too. we democrats believe that social security is a pact that cannot be broken. [cheers and applause] we want to believe that we can live out our lives without the terrible fear that an illness is going to bankrupt us and our children. we democrats believed that america can overcome any problem, including the dreaded di
we are the united states of america. we democrats believe that america is still the country a fair play. we can come out of a small town or a poor neighborhood and have the same chance as anyone else and it does not matter if we are black or hispanic or disabled or women. we believe that america is a country where small business owners must succeed because they are the bedrock, backbone of our economy. we believe that our kids deserve good day care and public school s. [cheers and applause] we...
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the united states. and maybe you have heard, last year, i challenge the private sector to hire or train 100,000 veterans or military spouses. last week, michelle was able to announce that patriotic companies across america have actually exceeded that goal ahead of schedule with 125,000 jobs. [applause] but we still have more work to do. today, i am again calling on congress to act. they have some work they need to do. pass the veterans jobs corps. so we can put more vets to work protecting and rebuilding america, extend tax credits to businesses that hire our veterans, and i say to every company in america, if you want somebody who knows how to get the job done, if you want somebody who is going to make you proud, just like they made america proud, then hire a vet. hire a vet. [applause] after fighting for america, you should not have to fight for a job in america. [applause] to team bliss, these are america's commitments, to you and all those that serve. because we need to be there for you just like yo
the united states. and maybe you have heard, last year, i challenge the private sector to hire or train 100,000 veterans or military spouses. last week, michelle was able to announce that patriotic companies across america have actually exceeded that goal ahead of schedule with 125,000 jobs. [applause] but we still have more work to do. today, i am again calling on congress to act. they have some work they need to do. pass the veterans jobs corps. so we can put more vets to work protecting and...
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abroad these united states of america. and for our leaders in congress. that though we are so close to an election, what will matter more is the fulfillment of our oath and the protection as best we can of those who are trying to protect us. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. does the gentleman have a motion? to adjourn? mr. gohmert: madam speaker, at this time i move that we do now hereby adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. according to the -- accordingly the house stands adjourned until >> the bill limits the energy departments's ability to issue such loan guarantees and adds penalties for officials who fail to comply with the bill's requirement. the bill passed in house 245-161. the house returns next tuesday for morning hour speeches, 2:00 p.m. for legislative work here on c-span. president barack obama vice president joe biden and first lady michelle oba
abroad these united states of america. and for our leaders in congress. that though we are so close to an election, what will matter more is the fulfillment of our oath and the protection as best we can of those who are trying to protect us. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. does the gentleman have a motion? to adjourn? mr. gohmert: madam speaker, at this time i move that we do now hereby adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion...
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that is to support the constitution of the united states. when you're making laws, it is not your prerogative to put your party first. host: mr. woodward. guest: that, as i point out, in the book, there is a scene after scene where the republicans show that they're not going to budge on some of these things. in their view, they are adhering to the constitution. in their view, they're doing what is necessary. the key point here is that speaker boehner is the nominal leader of republicans in the house and opened these negotiations last year with the president. there were all kinds of offers and discussions going back and forth on this. you can see the detail. you may blame obama. you may blame the republicans. you may blame me for writing about it. whenever it is. this is, if you will, the performance review. this is what we always used to call the best obtainable version of the truth. host: 1 last phone call for you, republican line in south carolina. caller: thank you, sir. please let me state a few facts. don't cut me off. host: we don't ha
that is to support the constitution of the united states. when you're making laws, it is not your prerogative to put your party first. host: mr. woodward. guest: that, as i point out, in the book, there is a scene after scene where the republicans show that they're not going to budge on some of these things. in their view, they are adhering to the constitution. in their view, they're doing what is necessary. the key point here is that speaker boehner is the nominal leader of republicans in the...
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that is exactly where we find ourselves today in the united states. in education, economic development, energy policy, transportation, and health care. the challenge before us is not unlike the rope scheme in outdoor school. yet another post and another rope and you move from one post to another. the only way you can do is you have to lean way out here and for a minute, you have to let go of this group -- rope to grab the new one. it is a leap of faith to reach for the possible. the opportunities here, the leadership challenge is to be able to describe the new business model in such a way that people can see it and embrace it and let go of the old one to move forward. and then move from the current paradigm to a new one. for decades, the u.s. health care system has operated on a business model that assumes that the public sector and private employers are going to underwrite in medical inflation rate growing at a lot faster than this cpi and that the system will continue to stand, not withstanding the tenuous relationship between expenditures and posit
that is exactly where we find ourselves today in the united states. in education, economic development, energy policy, transportation, and health care. the challenge before us is not unlike the rope scheme in outdoor school. yet another post and another rope and you move from one post to another. the only way you can do is you have to lean way out here and for a minute, you have to let go of this group -- rope to grab the new one. it is a leap of faith to reach for the possible. the...
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you study in the united states. you lived in the united states. i suspect you know that the u.s. government is not anti-islam. the president and secretary of state have put ads on your telephone -- television saying, wouldn't it be a good idea to go on television? you have a lot more credibility than we do with your people -- and say united states is a good country. they have a different culture and the first amendment. it may be difficult for us to understand, but we assure you they are not anti-muslim. ofldn't that create the sort mutual trust and respect you are talking about? >> to be quite honest, there are guilty different things that are getting mixed up in this particular problem. it.s admit we have to have a deeper understanding of each other's culture. the mindset that is important in this law, let me disregard it completely. -- in islam, let me disregard it completely. i think we need to develop more understanding in understanding each other's sensibilities. i am happy to an i am no -- and i know my police have already done so. i was watching and i am happy to say that
you study in the united states. you lived in the united states. i suspect you know that the u.s. government is not anti-islam. the president and secretary of state have put ads on your telephone -- television saying, wouldn't it be a good idea to go on television? you have a lot more credibility than we do with your people -- and say united states is a good country. they have a different culture and the first amendment. it may be difficult for us to understand, but we assure you they are not...
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it is the fifth highest in the entire united states. my institute put out a steady annual fee every part of the state, every income group, every job classification, every age and age category has been hit hard by this recession. the structural factors combined with charlotte's financial sector, what happened with wachovia, wells fargo and bank of america, the collapse of the construction industry which has been profound, and ironically, continuing robust in migration has meant the labor market in north carolina has been tremendously stressed over the last few years, especially since it never recovered from the 2000-2001 recession. the most stunning finding we just completed is that since 2000, north carolina has added 0.3% jobs while the state as a whole has gained 20% in population. this is the economic backdrop of south and north carolina for the fall election in my view. one way or another, if the south is going to the merged economically out of this age of rapid technological change and globalization, southern workers have to become
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this was unacceptable to the united states. on those four points, i know some of you will disagree with this strongly -- on those four points, this was not a good deal for the and it states. they went ahead with much tougher sanctions. then you have an effort in december, 2010, to revise the diplomatic process. iran came to the meeting saying their condition was that sanctions should be lifted and its right to gingrich should be unequivocally recognized. -- it right to enrich should be unequivocally recognized. the iranians stopped negotiating because the and it states wanted to have a modified deals what agreement. they said we will not talk to you until you lift all feel sanctions and recognize our right to enrich. war talk starts building. he had his real seeking more and more wanting to know what is going on. it had a meeting in march between president obama and nets anyahu. then you have three meetings, in april in istanbul, may in baghdad, june in moscow. there were talking very concretely -- no longer rhetoric, the logge
this was unacceptable to the united states. on those four points, i know some of you will disagree with this strongly -- on those four points, this was not a good deal for the and it states. they went ahead with much tougher sanctions. then you have an effort in december, 2010, to revise the diplomatic process. iran came to the meeting saying their condition was that sanctions should be lifted and its right to gingrich should be unequivocally recognized. -- it right to enrich should be...
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. >> public says, we got united states senator, why can't they oversee this? >> they brought a very specialized skill. on the panel, you had some members of congress and you had professors like elizabeth warren. they were able to comb through their own budget and bringing array of experts. could congress have done it? probably. with this level of specificity and depth, i don't think you would normally see that from a congressional. >> what it does it mean hank paulson, had been ahead of goldman sachs. and tim geithner secretary of the treasury had been head of the new york fed. is that good for us or bad for us as the public? therere's good things and are bad things about it. the good thing is when you're in the midst of a financial crises, there are some benefit of having folks who come from these wall street institutions. new york fed as a regulator, that sits in the new york city, deals on a daily basis of commercial large bank. >> let me ask you a question. if i worked for new york fed and i get a check from the federal government? >> it's an interesting q
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. >> the public says -- we got united states senators, why can't they oversee this? why do you need to bring another entity in? >> i think they brought a very specialized skill. on the panel you had some members of congress initially but you also had professors like elizabeth warren. they were able to comb through their own budget, bringing a pretty impressive array of experts towards different issues. could congress have done it? probably. but i think this level of specificity and depth, which they did in their report, i don't the you would normally see that from a congressional. but what does it mean that hank paulson, secretary of treasury, had been a head of goldman sachs? and boston geithner, secretary- treasurer, had been head of the new york that? what does all of the mean -- and if you are outside looking in, is a good for us or bad for the public? >> i think there's good things and there are bad things about it. the good thing is when you are in the midst of a financial crisis, there is some benefit to having folks who come from these will street institution
. >> the public says -- we got united states senators, why can't they oversee this? why do you need to bring another entity in? >> i think they brought a very specialized skill. on the panel you had some members of congress initially but you also had professors like elizabeth warren. they were able to comb through their own budget, bringing a pretty impressive array of experts towards different issues. could congress have done it? probably. but i think this level of specificity and...
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united states needs to lead in this issue. as ralph nader told us, we are the most profitable, the most would follow the death was felt in -- if america will not leave, it is difficult for others to take on leadership -- lead to, it is difficult for others to take on leadership. thank you. >> just thinking was that-just speaking was robert engelman -- just speaking was robert engelman from worldwatch institute. >> i am from friends of the earth. we have member countries in 76 countries around the world. i would like to thank corporate knights for creating this space to talk about the greenest presidents. president roosevelt, nixon, carter. we have heard from the previous the to speak about her accomplishments. what i would like to talk about is their transformations and how transformational they were part of looking back into the past is to figure out where we are going in the future. roosevelt and carter leg kind of defamation of discussions in if a select land confirmation and the epic of, but-preservation. carter -- confirm
united states needs to lead in this issue. as ralph nader told us, we are the most profitable, the most would follow the death was felt in -- if america will not leave, it is difficult for others to take on leadership -- lead to, it is difficult for others to take on leadership. thank you. >> just thinking was that-just speaking was robert engelman -- just speaking was robert engelman from worldwatch institute. >> i am from friends of the earth. we have member countries in 76...
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it's the fifth highest in the entire united states. my institute just put out a recent study in your thumb drive and you'll see that every part of the state, every income group, every job classification, every age and every age category has been hit hard by this recession. the structural factor that's i just eluded to, combined with the problems of charlotte's financial sector, you know what happened with wachovia and wells-fargo and industry of the state. and ironically continuing robust migration have meant the labor market in north carolina has been tremendously stressed over the last few years. especially since it never recovered from the 2001 recession. the most stunning finding in the study we completed, is that since 2000, north carolina has added about 0.3% jobs while the state as a whole has gained almost 20% in population. this is the economic backdrop in the south for the fall election in my view. one way or another if the south is going to emerge economically out of this age of rapid technological change and globalization,
it's the fifth highest in the entire united states. my institute just put out a recent study in your thumb drive and you'll see that every part of the state, every income group, every job classification, every age and every age category has been hit hard by this recession. the structural factor that's i just eluded to, combined with the problems of charlotte's financial sector, you know what happened with wachovia and wells-fargo and industry of the state. and ironically continuing robust...
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the states with the highest poverty rate in the united states, eight of the 10 are southern states, all but virginia in the south, all of the southern states are above the national average, some way above, with states like mississippi having over 30% living in poverty. 10 states with child poverty over 25%. nine of those are in the south. there are six million kid living in extreme poverty. that means income of less than half the federal poverty standard, and of those six million, 42% come from the south. there are 11 states with over 10% of their children living in extreme poverty, and 10 of those 11 are in the south. the pugh study, a new one, relatively new on economic mobility indicated that the lowest economic mobility in the united states is in louisiana, oklahoma, south carolina, alabama, florida, kentucky, mississippi, north carolina and texas. so this picture is pervasive. and in the south it's not getting better at the moment. the south was the only section of the country in the last census where these poverty figures got significantly worse. the next point being congenial to
the states with the highest poverty rate in the united states, eight of the 10 are southern states, all but virginia in the south, all of the southern states are above the national average, some way above, with states like mississippi having over 30% living in poverty. 10 states with child poverty over 25%. nine of those are in the south. there are six million kid living in extreme poverty. that means income of less than half the federal poverty standard, and of those six million, 42% come from...
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for $1 trillion budget spirit united states senate. have you as her this guy named harry reid in the senate? i take that as a yes. they have not bothered to pass a budget in three years. we have this law that says every year congress, by april 15 which is a tax day for every american, it is a tax day for congress. haven't not doing it for three years. this is not governing. this is kicking in the can. this is blaming other people. this is not responsibility. we have got to get this budget under control or else we will end up just like europe. if you practic european economics, you get european results. the last thing, guess what. most of our jobs, they come from businesses like this. they come from successful small businesses. we need to champion small businesses. you know what? when people are successful in businesses, that is a good thing. that is nothing to be ashamed of. that is a good thing. take a look at the peter built trucks, parts, and equipment company. the 67 employees here. this business pays their taxes as individuals. he
for $1 trillion budget spirit united states senate. have you as her this guy named harry reid in the senate? i take that as a yes. they have not bothered to pass a budget in three years. we have this law that says every year congress, by april 15 which is a tax day for every american, it is a tax day for congress. haven't not doing it for three years. this is not governing. this is kicking in the can. this is blaming other people. this is not responsibility. we have got to get this budget under...
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that the state department believed the foreign policy interests of the united states were impacted, and that they agreed with the brief that was filed. the importance to international relations has not gone down. the red the inference from the fact that the state department legal adviser did not sign on to the agreement, it portends that the legal adviser does not agree with the brief. >> you will let us know when you get the leak, right? [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> i have a question about the voting rights act. >> here is a former king opens to associate. >> i am. i'm very proud. i have a question. the gentleman was talking about empirical evidence. the judge laid out powerful empirical evidence as to the formula that was used and the criteria that was used dating back to 1973 and how there is simply no fit there any more. that was not convincing to the d.c. circuit. i was wondering if there is any prognostication that it would be more convincing to the supreme court. >> yes, it of the more conv
that the state department believed the foreign policy interests of the united states were impacted, and that they agreed with the brief that was filed. the importance to international relations has not gone down. the red the inference from the fact that the state department legal adviser did not sign on to the agreement, it portends that the legal adviser does not agree with the brief. >> you will let us know when you get the leak, right? [captions copyright national cable satellite corp....
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it makes our united states navy go to 1915 levels. currently we have a naval force of 283 war ships. it goes down to 230. it takes our air force down to the smallest air force we hav had in modern history when we created the united states air force. it cuts nontactical fire squadrons. if you talk to any of our service chiefs, if you listen to the chairman of the joint chiefs, he talks about hallowing out this force. should not be doing this at a me when we see what is happening in the world right now, when the united states of america has had a sovereign piece of its territory attack, we have had an ambassador who has lostis life and the message we are sending is we are not going to do nothing. this bill says we have passed a plan out of the house. the senate, if you don't like our plan, come up with your own plan. mr. president, you are our commander in chief, come up with a plan. you know, one of the things you learn as a young officer, if you ever get in a firefight, if you get in an ambush, to do nothing means losing a life. those
it makes our united states navy go to 1915 levels. currently we have a naval force of 283 war ships. it goes down to 230. it takes our air force down to the smallest air force we hav had in modern history when we created the united states air force. it cuts nontactical fire squadrons. if you talk to any of our service chiefs, if you listen to the chairman of the joint chiefs, he talks about hallowing out this force. should not be doing this at a me when we see what is happening in the world...
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even the president of united states occupies a position that is the most powerful on earth. people all over this country and the world make their demands clear, there is nothing that can stop those demands from being answered. i mentioned drones' earlier, there is a group that we have been covering called code pink and they are leading a delegation on a dangerous mission. they are american citizens going to pakistan to join with pakistan is. they'll make their way to waziristan, the site of the drama attacks. they are saying there is another face of america that does not support the terrorizing of another nation. that is quite remarkable. all the media should be covering that. it is not about being for or against, it is about presenting a forum for people to speak for themselves and are people taking great risks all over who represent a better america. host: our next call comes from dave in pennsylvania on our line for democrats. caller: i have been following this since freeport, illinois. a lot of people are starting to catch on to that. that is what mitt romney and bain ca
even the president of united states occupies a position that is the most powerful on earth. people all over this country and the world make their demands clear, there is nothing that can stop those demands from being answered. i mentioned drones' earlier, there is a group that we have been covering called code pink and they are leading a delegation on a dangerous mission. they are american citizens going to pakistan to join with pakistan is. they'll make their way to waziristan, the site of the...
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for $1 trillion budget spirit united states senate. have you guys heard this guy named harry reid in the senate? [boos] i take that as a yes. they have not bothered to pass a budget in three years. we have this law that says every year congress, by april 15 which is tax day for every american, it is budget day for congress. haven't done it for three years. this is not governing. this is kicking in the can. this is blaming other people. this is not responsibility. we have got to get this budget under control or else we will end up just like europe. economics, you get european results. the last thing, guess what. most of our jobs, they come from businesses like this. they come from successful small businesses. we need to champion small businesses. you know what? when people are successful in businesses, that is a good thing. that is nothing to be ashamed of. that is a good thing. take a look at the peterbuilt trucks, parts, and equipment company. the 67 employees here. dmvs 64 across the street at the international dealership. -- they ha
for $1 trillion budget spirit united states senate. have you guys heard this guy named harry reid in the senate? [boos] i take that as a yes. they have not bothered to pass a budget in three years. we have this law that says every year congress, by april 15 which is tax day for every american, it is budget day for congress. haven't done it for three years. this is not governing. this is kicking in the can. this is blaming other people. this is not responsibility. we have got to get this budget...
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what that means is that families in the united states suffer without food. predominant number of those are single parents and children. what are we as a country if we allow children to go hungry in this particular great land? i just came back from africa and saw children who were hungry but yet we were there to encourage better technology to promote agricultural development. but today this congress, this house, republican congress, is cutting $16 billion from the supplemental nutrition program. we can do better. i want to work with this congress to ensure that 50 million people, 50 million americans are not hungry in this great land. let us revisit the cutting of the supplemental nutrition program because our children are begging, they're asking us, do we care? we do care. we cannot cut $15 billion, $16 billion from the supplemental nutrition program with 50 million americans experiencing food insecurity. working americans, americans with children. time, time to stop is now. to support those families. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose d
what that means is that families in the united states suffer without food. predominant number of those are single parents and children. what are we as a country if we allow children to go hungry in this particular great land? i just came back from africa and saw children who were hungry but yet we were there to encourage better technology to promote agricultural development. but today this congress, this house, republican congress, is cutting $16 billion from the supplemental nutrition program....
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the clerk: to the congress of the united states, section the united states, section 202-
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persons outside of the united states. this is an expansion of the civil wlibbers made possible by the fisa amendment act. as a former law enforcement officer, i know how important it is to get the information we need to work on a case. without good reliable information you can't doll your job and protection its citizens, but the information must be attained in the right way. f.a.a. is critical to our intelligence community disposal . i ep courage my colleagues to join me in supporting our national security by voting for fisa amendment act re-authorization act. with that i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida reserves his time. the gentleman from colorado. million polis: i thank the gentleman for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. polis: madam speaker, i rise in opposition to the rule and the underlying bills, h.r. 5544, the minnesota education investment and employment act,
persons outside of the united states. this is an expansion of the civil wlibbers made possible by the fisa amendment act. as a former law enforcement officer, i know how important it is to get the information we need to work on a case. without good reliable information you can't doll your job and protection its citizens, but the information must be attained in the right way. f.a.a. is critical to our intelligence community disposal . i ep courage my colleagues to join me in supporting our...
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-- with the united states? i urge my colleagues to support this legislation and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker: the gentlewoman is recognized. many ms. ros-lehtinen: i'm pleased to yield to the author of this important bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for six minutes. mr. smith: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i'm -- i want to thank the chairwoman for her leadership on this issue and on so many human rights issues around the globe. thank you for bringing to the floor a very important bill and series of bills directed at human rights. mr. berman thank you for your kind comments and support for this effort to try to bring freedom and hope to the people vietnam who have enjoyed some economic progress, regrettably, human rikets, political rights have gone in the opposite direction system of thank you for that. i want to thank the original co-sponsthoferse bill, mr. royce, mr. woeful -- mr. wolf, zoe lofgren, for being original co-sponsors and i hope the membership will
-- with the united states? i urge my colleagues to support this legislation and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker: the gentlewoman is recognized. many ms. ros-lehtinen: i'm pleased to yield to the author of this important bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for six minutes. mr. smith: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i'm -- i want to thank the chairwoman for her leadership on this issue and on so many human rights issues around the globe. thank you for...
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it's never the fault of the united states. it's never the fault of western culture that people are murdered in the name of somebody else's religion. it's the responsibility and it's the fault and people to be held accountable are the ones who committed these specific acts of terror against the united states. in the past, the united states has always held and went after those responsible for this time of conduct. in 1998 when the kenyan embassy was attacked and americans were killed, we responded. of course we responded in 9/11. we responded after the first world trade center bombing. in 1996 when 19 american soldiers were murdered in saudi arabia we responded. in fact, president bill clinton said this -- the cowards who committed this murderous act must not go unpunished. we will not rest in our efforts to find who is responsible for this outrage to pursue them and to punish them. and after 9/11, president bush made this comment -- the search is under way for those who are behind these evil acts. i've directed the full resourc
it's never the fault of the united states. it's never the fault of western culture that people are murdered in the name of somebody else's religion. it's the responsibility and it's the fault and people to be held accountable are the ones who committed these specific acts of terror against the united states. in the past, the united states has always held and went after those responsible for this time of conduct. in 1998 when the kenyan embassy was attacked and americans were killed, we...
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may god continue to bless the united states of america. thank you. >> reporters have been tweeting updates about libya. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> the flag at the u.s. capitol was lowered today for the four americans killed yesterday. the president ordered all flags to be flown at half-staff at all u.s. government and federal buildings. >> members of congress reacted to the assassination of the four american diplomats. we'll start with senate leaders harry reid and mitch mcconnel. disturbed when late last night, and really saddened to learn of the death of ambassador chris stevens and three other american personnel in an attack on the u.s. consolate in libya and would be happy to talk by name about them but their names have not been released at this stage. it does take away how important these jobs are of these foreign service officers. i join president obama in condemning these senseless acts of violence. my thoughts are with the families of those who
may god continue to bless the united states of america. thank you. >> reporters have been tweeting updates about libya. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> the flag at the u.s. capitol was lowered today for the four americans killed yesterday. the president ordered all flags to be flown at half-staff at all u.s. government and federal buildings. >> members of congress reacted to the assassination...
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it makes our united states navy go to 1915 levels. currently we have a naval force of 283 war ships. it goes down to 230. it takes our air force down to the smallest air force we have had in modern history when we created the united states air force. it cuts nontactical fire squadrons. if you talk to any of our service chiefs, if you listen to the chairman of the joint chiefs, he talks about hallowing out this force. we should not be doing this at a time when we see what is happening in the world right now, when the united states of america has had a sovereign piece of its territory attack, we have had an ambassador who has lost his life and the message we are sending is we are not going to do nothing. this bill says we have passed a plan out of the house. the senate, if you don't like our plan, come up with your own plan. mr. president, you are our commander in chief, come up with a plan. you know, one of the things you learn as a young officer, if you ever get in a firefight, if you get in an ambush, to do nothing means losing a lif
it makes our united states navy go to 1915 levels. currently we have a naval force of 283 war ships. it goes down to 230. it takes our air force down to the smallest air force we have had in modern history when we created the united states air force. it cuts nontactical fire squadrons. if you talk to any of our service chiefs, if you listen to the chairman of the joint chiefs, he talks about hallowing out this force. we should not be doing this at a time when we see what is happening in the...
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states senate and postal reform, there's also agreement on that in the united states senate. obviously sequestration. and i want to talk a little bit about the fiscal cliff, mr. leader. but in the farm bill, as you know we have a discharge petition that is pending which is somewhat unusual and that our party is -- has initiated a discharge petition to ask you to bring to the floor a bill that your committee reported out of committee. that's somewhat unusual in these discharge petitions. a number of republicans have signed on to that, as you know. as a matter of fact, we understand you're suggesting to some that they do sign -- not you, personally -- excuse me. but there's some suggestion they sign on to that as a -- as an indication for their support for the farm bill. the senate passed a farm bill 64-35, mr. leader. we are hoping that that bill could be brought to the floor next week. it's not on the calendar, but in light of the fact that 16 republicans voted in favor of it in the senate, it's clear that it does have broad bipartisan support. the ag committee here in this h
states senate and postal reform, there's also agreement on that in the united states senate. obviously sequestration. and i want to talk a little bit about the fiscal cliff, mr. leader. but in the farm bill, as you know we have a discharge petition that is pending which is somewhat unusual and that our party is -- has initiated a discharge petition to ask you to bring to the floor a bill that your committee reported out of committee. that's somewhat unusual in these discharge petitions. a...
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and there are very many other ways in which the united states can help us -- ways the united states can help us achieve our democratic ends, can help us build up the kind of democratic institutions that we are in such need of. sanctions are not the only way. we are very, very grateful for the fact that sanctions were instituted in the past. it's helped us greatly. i do not agree with those who say that sanctions hurt burma economically, but they certainly had a very great political effect and the fact that so many people try to blame sanctions for the economic ills of the country only proves how important it was as a weapon, not that it really hurt us economically. if you read the i.m.f., i think you will find sanctions in fact have very little economic impact in burma. >> i'm going to ask you a question that actually came from twitter. the question is, there are a number of cease-fire agreements and peace negotiations ongoing in burma with the various ethnic groups, what can the burmese government do to build trust with the ethnic groups and gain their confidence that the government is
and there are very many other ways in which the united states can help us -- ways the united states can help us achieve our democratic ends, can help us build up the kind of democratic institutions that we are in such need of. sanctions are not the only way. we are very, very grateful for the fact that sanctions were instituted in the past. it's helped us greatly. i do not agree with those who say that sanctions hurt burma economically, but they certainly had a very great political effect and...
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to avoid tax liability in the united states. i don't know what's in mitt romney's income tax returns. there must be something in there he doesn't want america to see because he is defying all of the calls to go public with the income tax returns. or income tax -- are income tax returns important? in boca raton, he judged 47% of the american people based on their income tax returns. we should judge mitt romney based on his income tax returns r his refusal to disclose them. >> from earlier today.lose them. the senate is back at 2:15. here on c-span, the senate -- the house gavels back in. over two dozen bills on the agenda today, including one honoring the diplomats killed in libya, in benghazi last week, and the re-authorization today of the federal emergency management agency. live coverage here on c-span at 2:00 p.m. eastern. host: the chair of the hamilton county, ohio, democratic party, tim. in cincinnati. and the republican party chair, alexander, from hamilton county. and from columbus, ohio, is jim, the political correspon
to avoid tax liability in the united states. i don't know what's in mitt romney's income tax returns. there must be something in there he doesn't want america to see because he is defying all of the calls to go public with the income tax returns. or income tax -- are income tax returns important? in boca raton, he judged 47% of the american people based on their income tax returns. we should judge mitt romney based on his income tax returns r his refusal to disclose them. >> from earlier...
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the money they receive from the united states is a giveaway, but this government was going to charge american homeowners and american business owners 6% interest on loans they were going to use to rebuild. . we are a compassionate country when it comes to providing global aid. when disaster strikes anywhere in the world, the united states is the first country to help them rebuild. but when disaster strikes right here in our own country, we need to start rebuilding here first. let's help americans first. we must restore american lives, save american businesses and protect american jobs. now, i know hundreds of my colleagues have had similar conversations with their constituents after they experienced natural disasters in their districts. since the start of the 112th congress, communities in over 200 congressional districts in 46 states have been flooded by a tropical storm or a hurricane , burned by a wildfire, crippled by a snow storm or destroyed by a tornado. resulting in a disaster declaration by the president. constituents across the country have heard the same news, the federal
the money they receive from the united states is a giveaway, but this government was going to charge american homeowners and american business owners 6% interest on loans they were going to use to rebuild. . we are a compassionate country when it comes to providing global aid. when disaster strikes anywhere in the world, the united states is the first country to help them rebuild. but when disaster strikes right here in our own country, we need to start rebuilding here first. let's help...
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my immigrant parents came to the united states legally. they had to learn english my dad worked very hard, he opened several bars and restaurants, hired wait staff, cooks, bartenders and cleaning people. there was never a dime from the government. hard work, long hours and sleepless nights were the norm for all of us. i learned their work ethic early and worked very hard for my family no welfare, no government handouts. this is my country and i love this country so much, or as much as my parents did, but i do not respect the current president or his administration. they want to be in charge of all of us from cradle to grave. that's not the america i knew. that is exactly what my parents and grandparents fled from. please take us back to the right way. mr. speaker, elizabeth's family did it the right way and without big government getting in the way. they built their american dream all on their own. that's just the way it is. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i request p
my immigrant parents came to the united states legally. they had to learn english my dad worked very hard, he opened several bars and restaurants, hired wait staff, cooks, bartenders and cleaning people. there was never a dime from the government. hard work, long hours and sleepless nights were the norm for all of us. i learned their work ethic early and worked very hard for my family no welfare, no government handouts. this is my country and i love this country so much, or as much as my...
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it's a sad way to end this session of the congress of the united states. without providing the access to those jobs this congress could have been providing throughout this entire year to strengthen the economy. but then again, as the senate leader said they don't want to work with this president. they want him to fail. and for him to fail, that means the american people can't have jobs and that's the goal here. i yield back the balan of my time. i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from minnesota. mr. kline: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm pleased now to yield two minutes to a distinguished member of the committee, the the gentlelady from north carolina, ms. foxx. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to thank the chairman for yieldingtime. -- for yielding time. it is unfortunate that our colleagues across the aisle are attempting to paint republicans as inconsistent on welfare work requirement, distract from their position in favor of undermining successful welfare
it's a sad way to end this session of the congress of the united states. without providing the access to those jobs this congress could have been providing throughout this entire year to strengthen the economy. but then again, as the senate leader said they don't want to work with this president. they want him to fail. and for him to fail, that means the american people can't have jobs and that's the goal here. i yield back the balan of my time. i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the...
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well, the united states imports 1. million barrels of oil per day out of the persian gulf, 1.8 million barrels a day. this amendment would kill the efforts which the auto industry has accepted to back out two million barrels of oil a day by increasing the fuel economy standards between 2017 and 2025. this is one of the most anti- national security amendments we could have out here on the house of representatives' floor. combined with the dramatic increase in co-2 that would go into the atmosphere because co-2 would go up in the atmosphere if this amendment passed. how much is that? that is as much as the entire united states emitted in the year 2010 in our country. so if you look at these two issues in combination, you look at the fact that the auto workers endorsed the increase in fuel economy standards, the auto industry endorses the increase in fuel economy standards, it's not unlike this myth that's been created that it's anything other than the marketplace that is the problem that the coal industry is principally
well, the united states imports 1. million barrels of oil per day out of the persian gulf, 1.8 million barrels a day. this amendment would kill the efforts which the auto industry has accepted to back out two million barrels of oil a day by increasing the fuel economy standards between 2017 and 2025. this is one of the most anti- national security amendments we could have out here on the house of representatives' floor. combined with the dramatic increase in co-2 that would go into the...